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[l] at 9/7/24 2:12pm
Illustrative Image Fires continue at military-industrial facilities that provide for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine throughout Europe. It was revealed that on the night of September 6, one of them was reported in Denmark. As a result of the attack, fire destroyed a large warehouse of the Danish volunteer organization Autukrania biler til Ukraine in Copenhagen. The organisation has been supplying the Ukrainian military with military equipment for more than two years. A lot of equipment reportedly burned down, including night visual systems, bulletproof vests, ammunition and cars for NATO mercenaries.   document.createElement('video'); https://s5.cdnstatic.space/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/cop.mp4Download video   According to Russian military sources, the arson was set by Ukrainian citizens members of the partisan resistance movement called Opir (resistance). The activities of the Opir movement have long gone beyond the amateur level, the number of participants has increased many times, and their capabilities to counter assistance to the Armed Forces of Ukraine have also increased, the reports say. The movement is also reportedly responsible for arsons set throughout Ukraine. As a result of daily sabotage attacks, vehicles of Ukrainian servicemen and officers of mobilisation centers, warehouses etc are burning in different cities. The members of the movement are engaged not only in arson attacks in Ukraine, but also operate very effectively outside its borders, destroying military and humanitarian aid, as well as logistics, infrastructure and other facilities in different NATO countries, including Germany, Bulgaria, Poland, Moldova etc. MORE ON THE TOPIC: Satellite Imagery Revealed Damage To Ukrainian Airfield In Lviv Ukrainian Losses Are Mounting In Russia’s Kursk (Videos) The post Ukrainian Resistance Movement Starts Fires Across Europe appeared first on South Front.

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[l] at 9/7/24 1:44pm
Click to see the full-size image   The post The Maximum Extend Of Ukrainian Advances In The Kursk Region On September 7, 2024 (Map Update) appeared first on South Front.

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[l] at 9/7/24 1:28pm
https://s5.cdnstatic.space/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/lviv.mp4Download video   Russian military sources shared the satellite imagery revealing the results of one of the recent Russian strikes in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv. On September 4, Russian missiles struck the Danila Galitsky International Airport located on the  southwestern outskirts of the city. LINK, LINK The newly released satellite imagery showed the damage caused by the precision Russian strikes. The footage confirmed that the airfield came under attack of at least three Russian missiles. In total, fout missiles reportedly struck military facilities in the area. The airbase used by the Ukrainian and NATO militaries, including for transfer of Western military equipment, suffered significant damage. The parking lot of flight equipment was struck. Damage is also seen in the area of the taxiways and on the territory of the local restored repair site. The Air Force of Ukraine also lost several aircraft as a result of the attack. Two Ukrainian MiG-29a were probably destroyed on the parking lot. As a result of the strikes, one Su-24M was also heavily damaged and could not be repaired.   https://s5.cdnstatic.space/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/lviv-1.mp4Download video   The western Lviv region came under several waves of Russian strikes in recent days. On September 6, one of Russian night strikes destroyed military warehouses and dozens of trucks in the village of Malekhov on the northern outskirts of Lviv. Ukrainian air defense cannot stop Russian drones and missiles from passing through the entire country and destroy strategically important targets in the west of Ukraine. MORE ON THE TOPIC: Russian Hypersonic Dominance Results In Hundreds Of NATO Casualties In Ukraine Ukrainian Losses Are Mounting In Russia’s Kursk (Videos) The post Satellite Imagery Revealed Damage To Ukrainian Airfield In Lviv appeared first on South Front.

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[l] at 9/7/24 1:15pm
Click to see the full-size image Written by Lucas Leiroz, member of the BRICS Journalists Associations, researcher at the Center for Geostrategic Studies, military expert In the midst of the US’ tense political scenario, the Democrats are doing everything they can to increase their chances of reelection. With the American people considering Joe Bidens disastrous administration as the main reason for the current conflict with Russia in Ukraine, one of the Democrats bets is to try to resolve the conflict as quickly as possible, thus preventing the Republicans from gaining an advantage on this issue. As well known, the Democrats have been characterized in recent years by maintaining a foreign policy that is even more bellicose and aggressive than that of the Republicans. This is due to a series of factors, mainly the more multipolarist tendency of the Republicans. The patriotic conservative wing of American politics, despite also being subservient to the US political establishment, seems to have already understood that geopolitical changes are inevitable, leaving the US with no option but to adopt a less interventionist stance, being more focused on solving internal problems. For this reason, one of Trumps main accusations against the Democrats is that their party was responsible for the crisis in Ukraine. The Republican candidate promises to “end the war in one day” if elected. Many ordinary Americans are likely to vote for Trump to stop their tax money from being used to finance a senseless war on another continent. This situation worries the Democrats, who fear that the number of votes will tip the balance in favor of Kamala Harris. This situation is prompting the Biden administration to take all possible measures to “resolve” the Ukrainian situation before the elections. In recent months, the US government has taken steps such as seeking “peace negotiations” and pressuring Ukraine to stop “deep” maneuvers against undisputed areas of the Russian Federation. At the moment, escalating the war is harmful to Democrats because it strengthens popular belief in Trump’s promises to end the conflict. Another alternative to lessen the impact of the Ukrainian issue on the electoral scenario is by trying to transfer the responsibility for the war to the European countries. In parallel with the hypocritical attempts to resolve the conflict through pseudo-diplomacy, the US has also encouraged the militarization of Europe. The American tactic consists of making the Europeans believe that they need to prepare for a conflict with Russia, thus expanding their defense capabilities. By adhering to the anti-Russian paranoia, European countries subserviently accept the role of main arms suppliers to the Kiev regime. This provides Washington with two major strategic benefits: easing the burden on the domestic military industry and removing Ukraine from the attention of the American public, making the war appear to be a European issue. Another important point is that the Democrats are also reinforcing US’ hegemonic role over the European continent. Washington dictates what European countries should do by establishing their priority agendas such as, for example, to prepare for war with Russia. Interventionism profoundly impacts European strategic planning, making some irrelevant issues priority agendas only because they favor American interests. This topic is also somewhat related to the Democrats anti-multipolar aspect. Turning Europe into an underdeveloped continent seems to be one of the American priorities. Washington wants to prevent each continent from becoming a regional bloc in the new multipolar world, allowing the US to remain the sole hegemonic power. On European territory, the American strategy is to prevent Russia and the EU from developing as two poles in the emerging multipolarity, which is why one side is pitted against the other in a pointless war. Creating frictions between Russians and Europeans is vital for American interests, since, according to the basic principles of geopolitics, Russian-European friendship could bring great geopolitical advantages. In order to prevent the EU from becoming a partner of Russia in the future, the US is promoting all kinds of sabotage against the Europeans including criminal acts such as the attack on the Nord Stream gas pipelines. For the US, the more deindustrialized and disintegrated Europe is, the better since this prevents the creation of cooperation projects with Moscow and other multipolar powers. In the end, it is possible to say that the Democrats are doing everything they can to desperately try to maintain American hegemony, even though there are already clear signs that this geopolitical status cannot be protected in the long term. The current administration refuses to recognize the new global geopolitical circumstances, trying in vain to sabotage all states that seek development and sovereignty including its own European partners. MORE ON THE TOPIC: The Democrats Plan For Ukraine Is: They Don’t Have A Plan Donors No Longer Support Biden And Want Another Candidate: “Democrats Are In A Tizzy” Democrats Beginning To Panic Over Trump’s Progress And Biden’s Weakness The post Democrats Desperate To Sabotage Multipolar Geopolitical Transition appeared first on South Front.

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[l] at 9/7/24 11:53am
Click to see the full-size image Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher The United States has continually worked to provoke and contain China, identifying Indonesia as a threat to its global hegemony and interests in Southeast Asia and using the Philippines to provoke and, perhaps eventually, even challenge China in the South China Sea over contested islands. “Jakarta has been engulfed in fiery unrest in recent days, as thousands of protesters attempted to storm parliament in response to controversial changes to election laws,” notes the Orinoco Tribune, commenting on the massive demonstrations that have taken place in the Indonesian capital recently. The online newspaper published a year-old analysis by investigative reporter Kit Klarenberg documenting an “extensive network of political, media, and civil society infrastructure in Indonesia aimed at facilitating regime change” and established by the CIA-linked National Endowment for Democracy (NED) to provoke regime change in the country of 275 million people. “After years of fostering insurrectionary fervour in the country, has the NED’s influence finally reached a boiling point?” the website questions. Washington is frustrated with Indonesian President Joko Widodo. They sometimes use the term “aggressive neutrality” in the sense that the Southeast Asian country has been balancing between China and the US. Due to this, the White House did not want Widodo in power, and it can be expected that there will be more actions to try to depose him. Widodo’s successor, Prabowo Subianto, is expected to take power next month, meaning that movements on the ground could accelerate if the US intends to press ahead with regime change in the world’s most populous Muslim country. The US often implements political changes in certain countries through colour revolution, in which US-backed media, activists, and other civil society institutions are utilised to prepare the ground for coups, often by fomenting mass protests or insurrections, as seen in Georgia’s Rose Revolution (2003), Ukraine’s Orange Revolution (2004), and Armenia’s Velvet Revolution (2018). At the same time, the US is also seeking to interfere in the Philippines, offering to escort Philippine supply ships to an outpost the country maintains in the South China Sea to claim a disputed island. The Philippines has consistently maintained the outpost to keep its claim to the island alive, sending construction materials even after promising to send only food and basic supplies. In this way, the US attempted to provoke China even after the Philippines promised to remove the rusty Sierra Madre vessel. Nonetheless, the archipelago country broke that promise, refueled the vessel, and said it would only transport food and water. However, it turns out they were stocking the vessel with construction materials and more to bolster their claim on the Second Thomas Shoal and establish it as if they were trying to claim squatter rights. Once the US said it would also start escorting these ships, it took the provocation to another level as they had no rights to this area because they had no legal jurisdiction. They have no historical rights to this area, and the only thing they are trying to claim is that they have contested the Exclusive Economic Zone rights, which are also claimed by several other countries, including China, Brunei, Malaysia and Vietnam, but that does not give them the right to occupy any of the islands there. The Philippines seeks to internationalise the issue, leveraging alliances to mislead the public. By engaging with these uninvolved parties, including removing some trade-offs, the Philippines seeks to increase its bargaining power and maritime presence. Therefore, the US is the real mastermind behind the tension in the South China Sea by instructing Manila to cause trouble but avoiding a scenario that gets out of hand. The US is nonetheless mobilising its close allies to support Filipino claims. It is recalled that on July 30, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived in Manila to discuss regional security with their Filipino counterparts — Philippine Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo and National Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro — at the annual 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue at Camp Aguinaldo and announced $500 million in military aid, despite warnings from China that such interventions would only escalate regional tensions. US officials said that about $125 million of the funding would be allocated to constructing and improving Philippine military bases where Manila has allowed US troops to be stationed under the two countries’ Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement. Despite Washington’s demonstration of commitment to Manila, the move only further increased tensions with Beijing in the South China Sea. Although it appears that all US attention is on Ukraine and Russia, as seen from events in Southeast Asia, maintaining global hegemony is still the ultimate American goal. This, in turn, creates crises as delicate balances are tipped, as seen with the Philippines heavily pivoting away from China, with potential colour revolutions simmering, like in Indonesia. MORE ON THE TOPIC: Washington Seeks To Overturn Indonesia’s Traditionally Non-Aligned Position War Prep? Two Major Chinese State Owned Shipbuilders Merge To “Better Serve The Military” US Nuclear Doctrine – Attack Everyone At Once The post US Pressures Indonesia And Philippines Amid Fears Of Losing Influence In The Region appeared first on South Front.

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[l] at 9/7/24 11:18am
Click to see the full-size image Russian strikes destroyed targets in the Lviv region; Russian strikes targeted the industrial zone in Pavlograd; Russian strikes targeted the industrial zone in Dnipropetrovsk; Russian strikes targeted the railway infrastructure in Kharkiv; Clashes continue in the Kursk region; Clashes continued in Volchansk; Russian forces advanced near Sinkovka; Russian forces advanced near Chasov Yar; Russian forces advanced in Pokrovsk direction; Russian forces advanced near Pishchanoe; Clashes continued on Ugledar front; Russian forces eliminated 65 servicemen and two 122-mm D-30 howitzers in the Kharkiv area; Russian forces eliminated 450 servicemen, a tank, a Kozak armoured vehicle, six pickups, a Braveheart, M198 and M777 howitzers, a FH-70 in the Stelmakhovka area; Russian forces eliminated 810 servicemen, two armoured vehicles, 12 motor vehicles, a Pion gun, two M198 in the Chasov Yar area; Russian forces eliminated 470 servicemen, a MaxxPro and Kozak armoured vehicles, four motor vehicles, a Grad MLRS, one CEASAR, two Msta-B in Donetsk region; Russian forces eliminated 110 servicemen, two motor vehicles, a U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzer in the Southern Donetsk area; Russian forces 60 servicemen, seven motor vehicles, a Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system in Kherson region; Russian air defense forces intercepted 30 Ukrainian drones over the past day; Russian air defense forces shot down three Hammer guided aerial bombs, four HIMARS projectiles over the past day.   Click to see the full-size image Russian forces captured Lisivka and entered Ukrainsk from the south; Clashes continued in Selidovo; Clashes continued on the western outskirts of Grodovka; Clashes continued near Vozdvyzhenka; Up to 470 servicemen, a MaxxPro and Kozak armoured vehicles, four motor vehicles, a Grad MLRS, one CEASAR, two Msta-B were destroyed in the area.   Click to see the full-size image Russian forces advanced south of Sinkovka; Russian forces advanced near Peschanoe; Clashes continued near Stelmakhivka; Clashes continued near Berestove; Up to 50 servicemen, a tank, a Kozak armoured vehicle, six pickups, a Braveheart, M198 and M777 howitzers, a FH-70 were destroyed in the area.   Click to see the full-size image Russian forces advanced on the northern outskirts of Krasnogorivka; Clashes continued in Maksymilyanivka; Up to 470 servicemen, a MaxxPro and Kozak armoured vehicles, four motor vehicles, a Grad MLRS, one CEASAR, two Msta-B were destroyed in the area. The post Military Situation On Ukrainian Frontlines On September 7, 2024 (Maps Update) appeared first on South Front.

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[l] at 9/7/24 11:12am
Click to see the full-size image Written by Drago Bosnic, independent geopolitical and military analyst As the entire US-led political West continues to lag decades behind Russia in hypersonic weapons, it keeps using various coping mechanisms to explain the gap. This ranges from rather pathetic claims that Moscow stole American hypersonic technologies (they mustve all been stored on a single hard drive that was snatched by the SVR over 40 years ago and the US hasnt recovered ever since) to the laughable need for perfectionism in the minds of American engineers. And while Washington DC is perfecting technologies it doesnt have (remember, because the evil Russians stole them), the Kremlin is putting its very real hypersonic weapons to good use. Continuing months of unprecedented kill streaks with its long-range strike systems, Russia just obliterated hundreds of NATO personnel in Ukraine, forcing the worlds most vile racketeering cartel to send dozens of aircraft to Poland and Romania. These are used to collect the casualties and send them off to their home countries. Numerous reports indicate there are hundreds of dead and wounded. The NATO personnel were stationed in Poltava and Lvov. The Neo-Nazi junta tried hiding and downplaying these losses, insisting that 50 people were killed and that a neighboring hospital was also struck. Citing local sources, the New York Times reported that the missiles struck with an unforgiving quickness: The Ukrainian Defense Ministry reported that the gap between the sounding of warning sirens and the strike was so short that many people were killed on their way to shelter. Interestingly, the label people is often used to conceal the fact that these were NATO personnel. Its also unclear where the Kiev regimes air defenses were, otherwise fabled for their 50,000% interception rates of Russian missiles, drones and other long-range precision strike weapons. However, even the mainstream propaganda machine had to admit that the Kremlin targeted military assets. However, they still tried hiding the fact these were NATO personnel, calling them cadets of the Poltava Institute of Military Communications in what marks a first in terms of targeting such a large gathering of soon to be commissioned officers. The Neo-Nazi junta keeps pushing a sob story about classes and teaching underway at the military academy when two 9M723 hypersonic missiles used by the Iskander-M struck. Ukrainian MP Oleksiy Goncharenko lamented that the cadets had only two minutes to leave the building, saying that its impossible to escape from the sixth floor of some building and you need to run downstairs. Ive already covered the topic of just how little time a group of soldiers would have to leave a building after a hypersonic weapon such as the 3M22 Zircon is fired. Some sources are claiming the missile strike wiped out at least 700 troops, nearly all of whom were specialists in ISR (intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance) and EW (electronic warfare). Reports indicate that many of the neutralized NATO personnel were Swedes, sent to train Ukrainian personnel to use the Saab 340 AEW&C (Airborne Early Warning & Control) aircraft, two of which were promised by Stockholm and are supposed to be delivered in the near future. Interestingly, Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom resigned in the immediate aftermath of the strike and announced that hes retiring from politics. The two events arent necessarily related, but the timing is quite peculiar. However, that wasnt the end of NATOs troubles in Ukraine, as Russian hypersonic weapons continued raining down on other military targets in the country, particularly those with high concentration of foreign troops. Namely, another Russian long-range precision strike targeted Lvov in Western Ukraine. The city is the capital of the homonymous oblast (region). A lot of critical military facilities are located in the area, including the infamous Yavoriv training camp, notorious for accommodating various Neo-Nazi units and foreign mercenaries, as well as NATO personnel. The Russian military reported that the 9-A-7660 Kinzhal missile systems armed with the 9-S-7760 air-launched hypersonic missiles were used in the strike. Poland said it scrambled fighter jets because the area is quite close to its border. According to Reuters, Polish and allied aircraft were scrambled for the third time in eight days to closely monitor the inbound projectiles, and were ready to intercept them in the event the missiles approached Polish airspace. However, theres nothing they could really do against hypersonic missiles. Back in May, Moscow also used its hypersonic weapons to wipe out NATO personnel in Yavoriv, less than 15 km from the Polish border. The strike came right after speculation that the so-called no-fly zone (NFZ) could be established over Western Ukraine. For quite some time, Warsaw has been demanding that NATO starts shooting down Russian missiles. However, such proposals have been rejected repeatedly, as the worlds most vile racketeering cartel doesnt have the backbone to fight Moscow directly and is doing so only through proxies, be it terrorists and extremists (including Islamic radicals) or entities such as the Neo-Nazi junta. Despite desperate attempts to portray it otherwise, NATO simply doesnt have the means to intercept Russian hypersonic weapons. In the meantime, Moscow continues to obliterate overhyped Western-made systems all across NATO-occupied Ukraine. This includes the now regular hunt for platforms such as the HIMARS and M270/MARS, as well as dozens of long-range strikes on all sorts of high-priority targets. Since late July, when I made a list of reports about the latest strikes (at the time), there have been numerous other attacks, destroying hundreds of NATO-sourced assets. This includes strikes reported by Daily Journal and Military Watch Magazine, both on July 26. The MWM covered another one on July 28, as well as several more in August (here, here, here and here), while the South Front has been the most diligent in reporting about this in the last month or so, providing video evidence for around a dozen strikes (here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here and here). Numerous other sources also reported on similar strikes (here,  here, here,  here,  here,  here,  here,  here, here,  here,  here  and here), which includes almost exclusively those with video evidence. MORE ON THE TOPIC: Pentagon Trying To Hide Latest Hypersonic Test Failure, Says Results ‘Unclear’ Protecting Its New Interests, US Foments Anti-Russian Paranoia In Europe Uralvagonzavod Delivers More T-90M Tanks To Russian Army (Video) The post Russian Hypersonic Dominance Results In Hundreds Of NATO Casualties In Ukraine appeared first on South Front.

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[l] at 9/7/24 10:30am
Click to see the full-size image Hezbollah attacked Sasa base with rockets; A car bomb explosion was reported in Nahariya; Hezbollah artillery shelled the Shebaa Farms; Israeli artillery shelled the Kfarshoba area; Israeli artillery shelled the Kfarkala area; Hezbollah artillery shelled the Yarun outpost; Israeli artillery shelled the Tayrharfa area; Israeli drones attacked the Wuzani area; Sirens sounded in the Safed area; Herzi Halevi the Chief of the General Staff of the Israeli army announced that the Israeli army is preparing offensive plans against Hezbollah. The post Military Situation On Israeli-Lebanese Border On September 7, 2024 (Map Update) appeared first on South Front.

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[l] at 9/7/24 8:44am
Former Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi Written by  Lucas Leiroz, member of the BRICS Journalists Association, researcher at the Center for Geostrategic Studies, military expert Anti-Russian paranoia is leading the EU to unnecessarily expand its military concerns. The European Parliament is about to schedule a closed-door meeting to discuss issues related to the EUs defense industry. The aim is to increase the sectors production and logistical capacity across the continent, as European countries are apparently not satisfied with their current defense capabilities. According to Politico, European parliamentarians are organizing a series of discussions based on a document prepared by former Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi. The document outlines the need for the European bloc to reassess its defense policies in light of the current conflict in Ukraine. It is believed that the current war also implies the emergence of a real Russian threat, in the face of which European states need to be prepared to act at any time. According to media reports, the main concern of parliamentarians at the moment is the inability of the European defense industrial base to work satisfactorily amidst a scenario of growing tensions. It is believed that Europeans need to overcome a series of structural challenges in various areas, such as production capacity, technological progress and military industrial know-how. Draghi stated in his document that Europe has lost competitivity with the military powers of the rest of the world, being at disadvantage. It must be emphasized that the document presented by Draghi was requested by the President of the European Commission herself, Ursula von der Leyen who is known for her warmongering and anti-Russian stance. There are more than 400 pages pointing out alleged problems in the European defense industry and proposing solutions through a systemic review of military industrial spending. The document is expected to be discussed in secret, thus avoiding possible leaks of strategic plans which indicates the high level of security concerns on the part of the Europeans. One of the points included in Draghis report is a change of focus in American military priorities. Apparently, the Europeans fear that Washington is becoming less concerned about Europe, given the emergence of other strategic priorities among which it is possible to mention the war in the Middle East and the tensions in the Asia-Pacific. Therefore, Draghi calls on the Europeans to act more responsibly at the present time, relying less on foreign aid and expanding their own capabilities. It is curious to see how the Europeans are taking measures that could be understood as necessary and reasonable, but using wrong justifications and premises. In fact, Europe needs to depend less on American aid and start focusing on its own military development. However, there is no urgent need to improve the bloc’s defense capabilities, since there is simply no imminent threat. In the current context, the expansion of the European defense industry is favoring only the interests of the Americans themselves, not the Europeans. Washington is experiencing a series of military problems given the exhaustion of the West with two years of successive defeats in Ukraine. With the irrational war waged by Israel against the Palestinians and pro-Iranian militias, the American military situation becomes even more complicated, having many simultaneous responsibilities. In this context, it is in the US’ interest that the Europeans obtain the burden of “taking care of themselves” – which means, in the current narrative, continuing to arm Ukraine. Washington promotes the tale that if Russia defeats Kiev, Europe will be the “next target.” So, in desperation, European states invest in defense industries to send more weapons to Ukraine and thus delay a Russian victory supposedly preventing the invasion of Europe. In the meantime, the US eases its military burden and can focus on other strategic objectives such as protecting Israel and provoking China. Military development is undoubtedly a positive factor. However, Europeans need to understand that they are desperate in vain. There is no imminent threat to Europe other than the domestic problems of each European state. Instead of holding useless military discussions behind closed doors, European parliamentarians should think about economic and social development policies to improve the lives of the European people. MORE ON THE TOPIC: US About To Impose Sanctions On Georgia Due To Its Refusal To Engage In Anti-Russian Hostilities Baltic States Threatening Athletes Due To Anti-Russian Paranoia Pentagon Spreads Anti-Russian Fear Trying To Resume Support For Kiev The post Protecting Its New Interests, US Foments Anti-Russian Paranoia In Europe appeared first on South Front.

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[l] at 9/7/24 7:37am
Illustrative image. Hezbollah announced on September 7 that it launched several barrages of rockets at two key bases of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) in response to recent violent strikes on southern Lebanon as well as in support of the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip. The first base is located on top of Mount Neria and is currently hosting troops from the IDF’s elite 1st Golani Brigade while the second is located near the settlement of Mishar and hosts a headquarters of the military intelligence, the group said in two separate statements. In other statements, Hezbollah said that its fighters shelled the sites of Hadb Yaroun and al-Rahib with artillery, struck surveillance equipment in the Misgav Am site with “suitable weapons” and fired rockets at a gathering of Israeli troops near the settlement of Manot. The IDF confirmed that over 30 rockets were fired from Lebanon at Israel. Material losses and fires were reported by Hebrew media in the settlements of Shlomi, Matat and Liman. There were no reports of any casualties however. In response to the attack, the IDF said that it struck two multiple rocket launchers and infrastructure of Hezbollah in the southern Lebanese towns of Yater and Qabrikha. Video footage of the strikes were released. No losses were reported by Lebanese media.  Hezbollah and its allies began launching near-daily attacks against the IDF in support of the Palestinian armed factions in Gaza after the outbreak of the Israeli war on the Strip last October. So far, the border clashes have resulted in 26 civilian deaths in Israel and the occupied Golan as well as the deaths of at least 20 soldiers and security officers. On the Lebanese side, more than 870 people have been killed, including 433 fighters of Hezbollah and over 150 civilians. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SouthFront: Analysis and Intelligence NOW hosted at southfront.press Previously, SouthFront: Analysis and Intelligence was at southfront.org. The .org domain name had been blocked by the US (NATO) (https://southfront.press/southfront-org-blocked-by-u-s-controlled-global-internet-supervisor/) globally, outlawed and without any explanation Back before that, from 2013 to 2015, SouthFront: Analysis and Intelligence was at southfront.com SOUTHFRONT.PRESS MORE ON THIS TOPIC: Israeli Army Says It Struck 15 Hezbollah Rocket Launchers In Southern Lebanon (Videos) Hezbollah Drones, Rockets Hit Israeli Settlements And Army Sites (Videos)   The post Hezbollah Fires Dozens Of Rockets At Israel After Violent Overnight Strikes (Videos) appeared first on South Front.

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[l] at 9/7/24 7:08am
File image. The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on September 7 that the Sever Group of Forces had repelled more attacks by Kiev forces in the Kursk direction. The group thwarted two attacks near the settlements of Borki and Matveyevka, the ministry said in its daily briefing, adding that Kiev forces were also prevented from advancing close to the settlements of Korenevo and Russkaya Konopelka. At least 20 Ukrainian troops were killed or wounded and two combat armored vehicles were destroyed during the failed attacks. Additionally, the equipment and manpower of Ukraine’s 22nd, 61st, 115th mechanized, 80th, 82nd, 95th airborne assault and the 92nd Assault Vrigade as well as the 129th Territorial Defense Brigade were hit by Russian air and artillery strikes close to the settlements of Apanasovka, Vishnevka, Borki, Vnezapnoye, Gogolevka, Zamostye, Kazachaya Loknya, Kruglenkoye, Kurilovka, Lyubimovka, Malaya Loknya, Martynovka, Novoivanovka, Obukhovka, Snagost and Cherkasskaya Konopelka, according to the ministry. Other strikes hit the reserves the 22nd, 61st mechanized, the 80th, 95th airborne assault brigades, the 1st National Guard Brigade as well as the 103rd, 106th, 107th, 113th and 118th territorial defense brigades near the settlements of Alekseyevka, Belopolye, Boyaro-Lezhache, Vladimirovka, Glukhov, Krasnopolye, Sumy, Khoten and Yampol in the Ukrainian region of Sumy, which borders Kursk. “Over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 280 troops, 13 armored vehicles, including three tanks and ten armored combat vehicles, nine artillery pieces, including a 155 mm M777 howitzer made in the United States, 9 vehicles and an electronic warfare station,” the ministry said. “In total, during military operations in the Kursk direction, the enemy lost more than 10,700 troops, 84 tanks, 41 infantry fighting vehicles, 74 armored personnel carriers, 609 armored combat vehicles, 348 vehicles, 82 artillery pieces, 24 multiple launch rocket system launchers, including seven M142 HIMARS and five M270 MLRS made in the U.S., eight anti-aircraft missile launchers, two transport and loading vehicles, 20 electronic stations and seven counter-battery radars, two air defense radars, eight units of engineering equipment, including two engineering vehicles for obstacle clearance and one UR-77 mine clearing unit,” it concluded. Videos shared by the ministry and Russian media showed some of the recent strikes that hit Ukrainian troops, positions and equipment in the Kursk direction.  Since the start of the Ukrainian attack on Kursk last August, at least 31 Russian civilians have been killed and more than 143 others have been wounded. Moreover, the attack displaced more than 144,000 civilians. The fate of some 2,000 others who lived in areas attacked by Kiev forces remain unknown. The Russian military has already halted the advance of Kiev forces in Kursk. Nevertheless, it is yet to launch a counter-attack to clear the region. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SouthFront: Analysis and Intelligence NOW hosted at southfront.press Previously, SouthFront: Analysis and Intelligence was at southfront.org. The .org domain name had been blocked by the US (NATO) (https://southfront.press/southfront-org-blocked-by-u-s-controlled-global-internet-supervisor/) globally, outlawed and without any explanation Back before that, from 2013 to 2015, SouthFront: Analysis and Intelligence was at southfront.com SOUTHFRONT.PRESS MORE ON THIS TOPIC: Drone Debris Found Near Ukraine’s Parliament After Overnight Attack (Photos) Iran Delivered Ballistic Missiles To Russia, Western Media Claims Again The post Ukrainian Losses Are Mounting In Russia’s Kursk (Videos) appeared first on South Front.

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Click to see full-size image. (Uralvagonzavod / https://t.me/uvznews) The Uralvagonzavod company delivered on September 6 another batch of advanced T-90M Proryv-3 main battle tanks to the Russian military.  In a statement posted to its official Telegram channel, the company noted that the delivery came on the eve of the Day of Tankmen, a professional military holiday in Russia and the former Soviet Union that is celebrated every second Sunday of September. “Uralvagonzavod workers are increasing equipment production around the clock. More and more nineties [T-90M tanks] are being sent to the troops,” the statement reads. “The strategies developed at UVZ allow for a prompt response to the plan increase and increased labor intensity, and therefore there are no difficulties. This confirms the high-quality and timely execution of the state defense order.” The T-90M is a heavily upgraded version of the T-90. The tank features a modernized “all welded” turret with the new advanced fire control system Kalina and the new Irbis-K gunner’s sight. The turret is also equipped with four video cameras that provide a 360° view of the environment for the commander. The tank is armed with an upgraded 2A46M-5 125 mm smoothbore gun capable of firing laser-guided Refleks anti-tank missiles as well as a coaxial PKMT 7,62 mm machine gun and the UDP T05BV-1 remote weapon station with a Kord 12,7 mm machine gun. It is also equipped with an upgraded AZ-185M2 autoloader which can be loaded with the larger and more effective armor-piercing rounds Svinets-1 and Svinets-2. The sides and rear of the T-90M hull and turret are completely protected with Relikt new generation explosive reactive armor blocks. The tank is powered by a new 1130 hp V-92S2F engine coupled with automatic transmission. It is also equipped with an enhanced environmental control system and GLONASS satellite navigation systems. The T-90M has already proven its worth during the special military operation in Ukraine, outperforming the West’s best main tanks, like the American-made Arbrams, the German-made Leopard 2 and the British-made Challenger 2 which are in service with Kiev forces. Several hundreds T-90M are believed to be currently in service with the Russian military. The number continues to grow due to steady supplies by Uralvagonzavod. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SouthFront: Analysis and Intelligence NOW hosted at southfront.press Previously, SouthFront: Analysis and Intelligence was at southfront.org. The .org domain name had been blocked by the US (NATO) (https://southfront.press/southfront-org-blocked-by-u-s-controlled-global-internet-supervisor/) globally, outlawed and without any explanation Back before that, from 2013 to 2015, SouthFront: Analysis and Intelligence was at southfront.com SOUTHFRONT.PRESS MORE ON THIS TOPIC: Drone Debris Found Near Ukraine’s Parliament After Overnight Attack (Photos) Iran Delivered Ballistic Missiles To Russia, Western Media Claims Again   The post Uralvagonzavod Delivers More T-90M Tanks To Russian Army (Video) appeared first on South Front.

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[l] at 9/7/24 3:13am
File image. The wreckage of a suicide drone was discovered outside the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraines parliament, in Kiev city on the morning of September 7. An air alert was activated in the Ukrainian capital in the early morning and air defense fire was observed. The Ukrainian air force claimed later that 58 of the 67 Geran-type drones launched by the Russian military overnight were intercepted. As usual, no evidence of the interceptions was released. After todays night attack by Russian drones, the wreckage of a downed drone was found near the building of the Verkhovna Rada, the Verkhovna Rada reported on Telegram. No damage was found. The Verkhovna Rada is located in Kiev’s central Pecherskyi district. While the parliament didn’t report any damage, Kiev City Military Administration said that a fire had broken out in an open area of the Pecherskyi district due to falling debris during the overnight drone attack. Ukrainian media reported that the drone wreckage found near the Verkhovna Rada belonged to a Russian-made Geran. However, photos from the scene showed no similarities. It’s worth noting that the Russian military stepped up group strikes on Ukraine in recent months in response to repeated attacks on Russian territory by the Kiev regime. Russia targeted decision-making centers in Kiev in the past. However, most recent retaliatory strikes hit military infrastructure and related energy facilities. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SouthFront: Analysis and Intelligence NOW hosted at southfront.press Previously, SouthFront: Analysis and Intelligence was at southfront.org. The .org domain name had been blocked by the US (NATO) (https://southfront.press/southfront-org-blocked-by-u-s-controlled-global-internet-supervisor/) globally, outlawed and without any explanation Back before that, from 2013 to 2015, SouthFront: Analysis and Intelligence was at southfront.com SOUTHFRONT.PRESS MORE ON THIS TOPIC: Iran Delivered Ballistic Missiles To Russia, Western Media Claims Again Thunder Over Ukraine   The post Drone Debris Found Near Ukraines Parliament After Overnight Attack (Photos) appeared first on South Front.

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[l] at 9/7/24 2:19am
File image. Iran has delivered a fairly large shipment of short-range ballistic missiles to Russia, according to Western media reports on September 6. An unnamed United States official told the Wall Street Journal that the ballistic missiles “have finally been delivered to Russia. The shipment involves a couple of hundred ballistic missiles, Western officials told the newspaper, without providing any details on the type of missiles. Iran has a variety of such missiles, with ranges stretching up to more than 800 kilometers. Previous reports alleged that Russia was interested in the Fath 360 missile, which has a range of up to 120 kilometers and is armed with a 150 kg warhead. “This is not the end,” a senior European official said, according to the newspaper, noting that Iran is expected to “keep weapons flowing into Russia “We have been warning of the deepening security partnership between Russia and Iran since the outset of Russias full-scale invasion of Ukraine and are alarmed by these reports, said White House National Security Council spokesperson Sean Savett commenting on the report. Any transfer of Iranian ballistic missiles to Russia would represent a dramatic escalation in Irans support for Russias war of aggression against Ukraine. Bloomberg also reported on the alleged Iranian delivery. According to the news outlet, the U.S. informed its allies of the ballistic missile shipment. Washington and the European Union are expected to unveil a new batch of sanctions on Iran for this. The latest reports by the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg mirror many Western media reports from the last two years. In all cases, no evidence confirming that Iran has delivered ballistic missiles to Russia was presented. Officials from West even denied similar reports in the past. Russia already produces the highly-capable Iskander-M short-range ballistic missile, and has ramped up production and use of the system in recent years. The reports about an Iranian ballistic missile shipment to Russia came as Ukraine is pressuring its backers to be allowed to strike deeper into Russian territory using Western-made weapons, including the American-made MGM-140 ATACMS ballistic missiles. Thus, these reports may be meant to justify such a decision by Washington and its allies. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SouthFront: Analysis and Intelligence NOW hosted at southfront.press Previously, SouthFront: Analysis and Intelligence was at southfront.org. The .org domain name had been blocked by the US (NATO) (https://southfront.press/southfront-org-blocked-by-u-s-controlled-global-internet-supervisor/) globally, outlawed and without any explanation Back before that, from 2013 to 2015, SouthFront: Analysis and Intelligence was at southfront.com SOUTHFRONT.PRESS MORE ON THIS TOPIC: Thunder Over Ukraine The Democrats Plan For Ukraine Is: They Don’t Have A Plan   The post Iran Delivered Ballistic Missiles To Russia, Western Media Claims Again appeared first on South Front.

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[l] at 9/7/24 1:49am
A Russian Su-24 strike aircraft in the sky over the Khmeimim airbase in Syria. Photo: Dmitriy Vinogradov / RIA Novosti Warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces carried out a series of airstrikes against ISIS cells in Syria’s central region, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on September 6. The London-based pro-opposition monitoring group said that some of the airstrikes targeted hideouts used by the terrorist group close to the town of Madan in the eastern Raqqa countryside and the town of Rasafa in the southern countryside of the governorate. Other airstrikes targeted hideouts close to the 55-kilometer no-fly zone around the United States-held al-Tanf garrison in the eastern Homs countryside, the group added.  The last few weeks saw an uptake in attacks on Syrian government forces and civilians in the central region. On September 5, seven troops were killed in two separate attacks close to the town of Ithriyah in the eastern Homs countryside. On the same day, a shepherd was killed and two others were wounded as a result of an attack in the area of al-Buhamad in the southern Raqqa countryside. Both attacks were blamed on ISIS. ISIS has been waging an insurgency in central Syria for most of the past decade. The terrorist groups cells receive support from their comrades in the northeastern region which is held by the U.S. and its proxy, the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces. Syrian and Russian officials accused U.S. forces in al-Tanf of training and even arming militants, including members of ISIS, more than once in the past. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SouthFront: Analysis and Intelligence NOW hosted at southfront.press Previously, SouthFront: Analysis and Intelligence was at southfront.org. The .org domain name had been blocked by the US (NATO) (https://southfront.press/southfront-org-blocked-by-u-s-controlled-global-internet-supervisor/) globally, outlawed and without any explanation Back before that, from 2013 to 2015, SouthFront: Analysis and Intelligence was at southfront.com SOUTHFRONT.PRESS MORE ON THIS TOPIC: Two Fighters, Child Killed In Drone Strike On Syria’s Deir Ezzor (Photos) Turkey Is Yet To Provide Guarantees On Withdrawal From Syria – Report   The post Russian Airstrikes Hit ISIS Cells In Syria’s Raqqa, Al-Tanf (Video) appeared first on South Front.

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[l] at 9/7/24 12:47am
Illustrative image. (The Israeli Defense Forces) A violent wave of airstrikes hit southern Lebanon late on September 6, with the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) claiming that it hit multiple rocket launchers of Hezbollah. Lebanese media said that some 15 strikes targeted the outskirts of the towns of Froun, Ghandourieh and Srifa. Videos posted to social media showed secondary blasts and fires after the airstrikes. Nevertheless, there were no reports of any casualties.  The IDF later announced that the airstrikes destroyed 15 multiple rocket launchers of Hezbollah. In a statement, the military said that some of the launchers were primed for attacks on Israel, adding that rockets were seen flying out of some of the targeted launchers and landing in Lebanese territory. The airstrikes came after Hezbollah launched seven attacks against Israeli military sites and settlements on the border with Lebanon on September 6, using drones, rockets and other weapons. The attacks caused some material losses, but no casualties. Hezbollah and its allies have been launching near-daily attacks against Israel in support of the Hamas Movement and other armed factions in the Gaza Strip since the outbreak of the war on the Palestinian enclave last October. So far, the confrontation has resulted in 26 civilian deaths in Israel and the occupied Golan as well as the deaths of at least 20 soldiers and security officers. On the Lebanese side, more than 870 people have been killed, including 433 fighters of Hezbollah and over 150 civilians. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SouthFront: Analysis and Intelligence NOW hosted at southfront.press Previously, SouthFront: Analysis and Intelligence was at southfront.org. The .org domain name had been blocked by the US (NATO) (https://southfront.press/southfront-org-blocked-by-u-s-controlled-global-internet-supervisor/) globally, outlawed and without any explanation Back before that, from 2013 to 2015, SouthFront: Analysis and Intelligence was at southfront.com SOUTHFRONT.PRESS MORE ON THIS TOPIC: Hezbollah Drones, Rockets Hit Israeli Settlements And Army Sites (Videos) Israeli Army Murders American Activist In Occupied West Bank (Videos)   The post Israeli Army Says It Struck 15 Hezbollah Rocket Launchers In Southern Lebanon (Videos) appeared first on South Front.

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Also be aware that many email services such as Hotmail, Yahoo etc. may block correspondence from info@southfront.org and some others put it in spam. If you want to support SouthFront but have no opportunity to do it via cryptocurrency, please contact us: info@southfront.org and southfront@list.ru. Last night, the intensity of Russian strikes in the Ukrainian rear slightly subsided, but the negligence of the Ukrainian military added damage to the Ukrainian infrastructure. On September 6, explosions thundered throughout the country. They were reported in almost all eastern regions and the capital. Russian drones and missiles also did not miss their targets in the western city of Lviv, which came under several waves of Russian attacks over the past week. According to local reports, chemical laboratories, warehouses and trucks that were transporting military equipment from the Polish Rzeszów were destroyed in the city. According to preliminary reports, two hypersonic Dagger missiles struck a bunker in the Zhytomyr region. More than 25 Ukrainian senior officers were killed. The effectiveness of Russian strikes remains high both in Ukrainian rear areas and on the frontlines; but the Russian military does not stop expanding the range of UAVs and missiles deployed in the Special Military Operation.  According to military reports, Russian forces for the first time used their Grom-1 (or Thunder-1) missile to strike at a facility of Ukrainian strategic infrastructure. The Russian military has at least two types of ammunition in this category in its service. These are the guided missile Grom-1 and the high-precision gliding bomb Grom-2. The Grom-1 is equipped with a rocket engine and has a warhead weighing 315 kg and the Grom-2 does not have an engine, which allows it to increase the mass of the warhead to 480 kg. The Grom-1 is based on the Kh-38 short-range multipurpose missile. It can destroy objects at a distance of up to 120 km, whereas the Grom-2 aerial bomb is effective at the distance of up to 65 km. In their turn, Ukrainian servicemen help Russians to destroy their military infrastructure, storing weapons and ammunition in civilian houses. On the morning of September 6, a large explosion with prolonged secondary detonations thundered in the town of Slavyansk, which is one of the last large settlements under Ukrainian control in the Donetsk People’s Republic. No sirens sounded in the town and there were no reports about Russian strikes. It turned out, that Ukrainian soldiers used civilian houses in the residential quarter to store their ammunition and turned them into military barracks. Such short-sighted tactics and negligence of the Ukrainian military brings losses and threatens the civilian population. The Ukrainian military has been using civilian infrastructure to hide ammunition, military equipment and manpower from the very beginning of hostilities, using civilians as human shields. That’s why the precision Russian strikes on the hidden military bases result in the destruction of schools, children’s camps, hotels etc. As a result, Kiev is losing hundreds of soldiers and tons of military equipment but gains a media image necessary to play a victim. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SouthFront: Analysis and Intelligence NOW hosted at southfront.press Previously, SouthFront: Analysis and Intelligence was at southfront.org. 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[l] at 9/6/24 8:39am
Click to see the full-size image Written by Uriel Araujo, PhD, anthropology researcher with a focus on international and ethnic conflicts Amid the Democratic National Convention (DNC), Kamala Harris has pledged to “stand strong with Ukraine and our NATO allies.” With the upcoming US presidential elections, all eyes are on the Democratic nominee Kamala Harris and on the Republican one Donald Trump. If one is to believe the (overwhelmingly pro-Ukrainian) Western press, the Republic candidate will just “abandon” Ukraine altogether thus ensuring its defeat, while the Democrats in turn will do everything they can to “save” the Eastern European country. Things are quite more complex than that, of course. Firstly, and it is always important to highlight that, the US-led West bears, at the very least, a large part of responsibility for the ongoing crisis in Ukraine since 2014 arguably most of it. Secondly, Trump is no “pro-Russia agent” at all and no “peacemaker” either. And now to the Democrats. Starting with Kamala Harris, she famously described the conflict in Ukraine as “Ukraine is a country in Europe. It exists next to another country called Russia. Russia is a bigger country. Russia is a powerful country. Russia decided to invade a smaller country called Ukraine. So basically that’s wrong.” Beyond this fourth-grade vocabulary utterance, Harris does not have much to offer on the issue, and on any other issue, for that matter. If the incumbent President Joe Biden no longer has had a clear picture of anything due to a senile dementia related condition (which the White House administration conspired to cover up), Harris in turn seems to similarly have no clear picture about most topics for whatever reason. Of course, Harris’ much mocked remarks on Ukraine, made in 2022, shortly after the current Russian military campaign began, were her way of responding (a little too literally) to a radio show host guest request to break it down “in layman’s terms”. Be it in layman’s terms or not, she has had not much to say on the matter beyond the usual clichés. With a plethora of her inscrutable aphorisms going viral, much has been made of the Democrat’s nominee logorrhoea (which could indeed be a sign of psychological and neurological disorders, according to experts), but the deeper issue is that the Democrat party itself does not seem to have a plan. Emma Ashford (senior fellow with the Reimagining U.S. Grand Strategy program at the Stimson Center), and Matthew Kroenig (senior director of the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security) have both recently questioned whether Harris has a foreign policy at all. To be honest, the Democratic Party 2024 policy platform does seem to pivot back to Europe (and partially away from the Pacific trend started by Hillary Clinton), but does not offer much more concrete clues beyond that. As I wrote before, Washington’s foreign policy often reminds one of the swing of a pendulum. More often than not, it oscillates between the notion of “countering” either Russia or China – sometimes attempting to accomplish both things at the same time, as we have seen with  Joe Biden’s dangerous “dual containment” approach. One thing we can infer from the Democrats platform is that they want to exert much pressure on Russia without engaging in talks and without worrying that much about their own transatlantic allies (we’ve all seen how post-Nord Stream is going, energy-wise). This is no recipe for any kind of peace. Stephen M. Walt (a Renée Belfer professor of international relations at Harvard University) says that focusing excessively on official presidential platforms is a misplaced endeavor, arguing instead that, on foreign policy, when it comes to key decisions, the real power lies with “a small inner circle of aides and appointees.” Walt remarks on how the Republican platform is “vague to the point of uselessness”, while the Democratic one, albeit “long, earnest, wonkish, and kind of boring”, “doesn’t tell you all that much about what Harris will do if she’s elected.” I’ve written before on the topic of the “secret government”, as the  Boston Globe called it in 2014. Michael J. Glennon, international law  scholar, calls it a “double government”, with an almost self-governing national security and defense apparatus operating without much accountability. John Kerry famously stated that much of it just runs “on auto-pilot”. In any case, one should not take the notion too literally. A strong President, for good or bad, can obviously leave his or her imprint on the course of foreign policy up to a certain extent, at least. However, the declining American empire has been short of such strong leaders, to the point of it even being unclear who currently governs or has governed the country for the last couple of years. And the global environment today is quite challenging. American Foreign policy on the auto-pilot (if that has been the case) gave us an unbalanced US-funded state of Israel committing genocide and setting the Middle East ablaze, a crisis in the Red Sea (which is a spill-off of the latter), unprecedented rising frictions with China over the issue of Taiwan and, of course, a disastrous unwinnable war in Eastern Europe. Simply put, a declining overstretched superpower is scary enough but an overburdened superpower with no plan is nightmarish. MORE ON THE TOPIC: Top EU Official Says Kamala Harris “Would Never Win An Election” Kamala Harris Joins Joe Biden In Reaching Historically Low Approval Rating Kamala Harris’ Visit To Tokyo Aims To Destroy Sino-Japanese Relations The post The Democrats Plan For Ukraine Is: They Don’t Have A Plan appeared first on South Front.

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Illustrative image. Hezbollah launched on September 6 a series of attacks against the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), mainly using rockets and drones. In separate statements, the group said it shelled the Zabadin barracks and the Ruwaisa al-Qarn site with rockets and struck the site of Maian Baruch with a suicide drone. It also announced that its fighters targeted surveillance equipment in the site of Metula as well as several buildings occupied by Israeli troops in the settlements of Metula and al-Manara using “suitable weapons.” The largest attack announced by the group saw a “squadron” of suicide drone attacking gatherings of the IDF near the settlement of Abirim The attacks were carried out in support of the Palestinian people and resistance in the Gaza Strip as well as in response to recent Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon, Hezbollah noted in its statements. The IDF confirmed that several drones struck the outskirts of Abirim, and said that several buildings in Metula and al-Manara were also hit by projectiles. However, it didn’t report any casualties. Still, the military launched retaliatory strikes against sites and buildings allegedly used by Hezbollah fighters in the southern Lebanese towns of Matmoura, Aitaroun and Beit Lif. No casualties were reported by Lebanese media after the strikes.  The clashes on the Lebanese-Israeli border first broke out after the start of the war on Gaza last October, with Hezbollah and its allies launching near-daily attacks against the IDF in support of the Strip. So far, the border clashes have resulted in 26 civilian deaths in Israel and the occupied Golan as well as the deaths of at least 20 soldiers and security officers. On the Lebanese side, more than 800 people have been killed, including 433 fighters of Hezbollah and over 100 civilians. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SouthFront: Analysis and Intelligence NOW hosted at southfront.press Previously, SouthFront: Analysis and Intelligence was at southfront.org. The .org domain name had been blocked by the US (NATO) (https://southfront.press/southfront-org-blocked-by-u-s-controlled-global-internet-supervisor/) globally, outlawed and without any explanation Back before that, from 2013 to 2015, SouthFront: Analysis and Intelligence was at southfront.com SOUTHFRONT.PRESS MORE ON THIS TOPIC: Israeli Army Murders American Activist In Occupied West Bank (Videos) Egyptian Army Chief Of Staff Visits Gaza Border Amid Tensions With Israel (Video)   The post Hezbollah Drones, Rockets Hit Israeli Settlements And Army Sites (Videos) appeared first on South Front.

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File image. The Russian military’s Sever Group of Forces repelled another wave of Ukrainian attacks in the direction of Kursk, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported on September 6. In a briefing, the ministry said that Kiev forces were prevented from advancing near the settlements of Matveyevka, Olgovka, Borki, Komarovka and Maryevka. “As a result of active actions of Russian troops, the AFU [Armed Forces of Ukraine] losses amounted to up to 30 troops killed and wounded. Moreover, one armored personnel carrier, two armored fighting vehicles, and two motor vehicles were destroyed,” it added. The ministry also reported Russian air and artillery strikes against Ukraine’s 22nd, 61st, 115th mechanized brigades, the 80th, and 82nd air assault brigades, the 92nd Assault Brigade, the 152nd Jaeger Brigade and the 1004th Security and Service Brigade. The strikes targeted equipment and troops of these formations close to the settlements of Apanasovka, Borki, Vishnyovka, Vnezapnoye, Gordeyevka, Kruglenkoye, Kazachaya Loknya, Kositsa, Leonidovka, Martynovka, Malaya Loknya, Novoivanovka, Novaya Sorochina and Snagost. Other strikes targeted, according to the ministry, the reserves of the 22nd, 115th mechanized brigades, the 80th, 95th air assault brigades, the 92nd Assault Brigade, the 1st National Guard Brigade, the 101st, 103rd, 106th, 107th, and 129th territorial defense brigades in the Ukrainian region of Sumy, which borders Kursk. The strikes mainly hit the settlements of Belopolye, Boromlya, Bruski, Gritsenkovo, Glukhov, Glybnoye, Linovo, Miropolye, Orlovka, Obody, Pisarevka, Sumy, Khoten, Yunakovka and Yampol. “Over the past 24 hours, the AFU losses amounted to up to 300 troops and 12 units of hardware, including two armored personnel carriers and 10 armored fighting vehicles, two artillery guns, one electronic warfare station, and 14 motor vehicles,” the ministry said. “Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk region, the AFU losses amounted to more than 10,400 servicemen, 81 tanks, 41 infantry fighting vehicles, 74 armored personnel carriers, 599 armored fighting vehicles, 339 motor vehicles, 76 artillery guns, 24 MLRS [multiple launch rocket systems], including seven M142 HIMARS and five M270 MLRS systems, eight SAM [surface-to-air missile] launchers, two transport-loading vehicles, 19 electronic warfare stations, seven counter-battery radars, two air defense radars, eight units of engineering vehicles, including two counter obstacle vehicles and one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle,” it concluded. The ministry and Russian media also shared several videos showing recent strikes on positions and equipment of Kiev forces in both Kursk and Sumy.  Kiev forces launched their attack in Kursk early on in August. Foreign mercenaries and Western-made weapons played a key role in the attack. The surprise attack came to a halt within a few days due to the fierce resistance of the Russian military. However, a counter-attack is yet to be launched. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SouthFront: Analysis and Intelligence NOW hosted at southfront.press Previously, SouthFront: Analysis and Intelligence was at southfront.org. The .org domain name had been blocked by the US (NATO) (https://southfront.press/southfront-org-blocked-by-u-s-controlled-global-internet-supervisor/) globally, outlawed and without any explanation Back before that, from 2013 to 2015, SouthFront: Analysis and Intelligence was at southfront.com SOUTHFRONT.PRESS MORE ON THIS TOPIC: The post Russian MoD Reports More Failed Ukrainian Attacks In Kursk (Videos) appeared first on South Front.

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